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Book : OEM Journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine Language : English Library : Health-Safety-Environment Publish Date : 00 2003 Publisher : -- Book Type : Book Book Number : 3202 |
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ContentsSpecial Data Supplement for this Issue
OEM Preprints
Editorial
Good medical practice for occupational physicians
D Koh and S-M Lee
Reviews
Reducing work related psychological ill health and sickness absence: a systematic literature review
S Michie and S Williams
The effectiveness of current approaches to workplace stress management in the nursing profession: an evidence based literature review
C Mimura and P Griffiths
Original articles
Dose-response patterns for vibration-induced white finger
M J Griffin, M Bovenzi, and C M Nelson
Organisational justice and health of employees: prospective cohort study - COMMENTARY
M Kivimaki, M Elovainio, J Vahtera, J E Ferrie, and T Theorell
Asbestos related diseases from environmental exposure to crocidolite in Da-yao, China. I. Review of exposure and epidemiological data - COMMENTARY
S Luo, X Liu, S Mu, S P Tsai, C P Wen, and Otto Wong
The impact of roster changes on absenteeism and incident frequency in an Australian coal mine
A Baker, K Heiler, and S A Ferguson
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 43-49. I Abstract] [Full text]
Update of predictions of mortality from pleural mesothelioma in the Netherlands
O Segura, A Burdorf, and C Looman
Combined effect of smoking and occupational exposure to noise on hearing loss in steel factory workers
T Mizoue,T Miyamoto, and T Shimizu
Periportal fibrosis and other liver ultrasonography findings in vinyl chloride workers
M Maroni,F Mocci, S Visentin,G Preti, and A C Fanetti Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 60-65.
Multiple sclerosis in nurse anaesthetists
U Flodin, A-M Landtblom, and O Axelson
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 66-68.
Visual and ocular changes associated with exposure to two tertiary amines
E H Page, C K Cook, M A Hater, C A Mueller, A A Grote, and V D
Mortimer
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 69-75.
Case reports
Occupational asthma from fungicides fluazinam and chlorothalonil
A Draper, PCullinan, C Campbell, M Jones, and A Newman Taylor Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 76-77.
Air pollution study confirms concerns over childhood rickets
Occup Environ Med 2003: 60: 9.
First aiders need to raise their game
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 34.
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Hazardous waste landfill sites and congenital anomalies
R M Harrison
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 79-80.
Winter air pollution and respiratory function
M Lippmann
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 81 Original articles
Acute effects of winter air pollution on respiratory function in schoolchildren in southern England
jl Peacock, P Symonds, P Jackson, S A Bremner, J F Scarlett, D P
Strachan, and H R Anderson
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 82-89.
Fluid losses and hydration status of industrial workers under thermal stress working extended shifts
D J Brake and G P Bates
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 90-96
Exposure related mutagens in urine of rubber workers associated with inhalable participate and dermal exposure
R Vermeulen, R P Bos, J Pertijs, and H Kromhout
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 97-103.
r Exposure-response relations among laboratory animal workers exposed to rats
M J Nieuwenhuijsen, V Putcha, S Gordon, D Heederik, K M Venables,
P Cullinan, and A J Newman-Taylor
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 104-108.
Ambiguous relation between physical workload and low back pain: a twin control study
J Hartvigsen, K O Kyvik, C Leboeuf-Yde, S Lings, and L Bakketeig Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 109-114.
A longitudinal observation of early pulmonary responses to cotton dust
X-R Wang, L-D Pan, H-X Zhang, B-X Sun, H-L Dai, and D C
Christiani
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 115-121.
Occupational silica exposure and risk of various diseases: an analysis using death certificates from 27 states of the United States
G M Calvert, F L Rice, J M Boiano, J W Sheehy, and W T Sanderson Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 122-129.
Follow up study of haematological effects in workers exposed to 2-methoxyethanol
T-S Shih, A-T Hsieh, Y-H Chen, G-D Liao, C-Y Chen, J-S Chou, and S-H Liou
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 130-135
Reported incidence of occupational asthma in France, 1996-99: the DNAP programme
I Ameille, G Pauli, A Calastreng-Crinquand, D Vervloet, Y Iwatsubo, E Popin M C Bayeux-Dunglas, and M C Kopferschmitt-Kubler Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 136-141.
Letters
Musicians playing wind instruments and risk of lung cancer: is there an association?
A Ruano-Ravina, A Figueiras, and 3 M Barros-Dios Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 143.
How important is personal exposure assessment in the epidemiology of air pollutants?
H Kromhout and M van Tongeren
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 143-144.
Will sewage workers with endotoxin related symptoms have the benefit of reduced lung cancer?
J H Lange, G Mastrangelo, and K W Thomulka Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 144-145
Neurobehavioural testing in workers occupationally exposed to lead - Authors' reply
A Seeber, M Meyer-Baron, M Goodman,N LaVerda, C Clarke, E
Foster, J Iannuzzi, and J Mandel
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60; 145-146.
Ambient neighbourhood noise and children's mental health
M Haines and S Stansfeld
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 146.
No change in sex ratio in Ramsar (north of Iran) with high background of radiation
M Saadat
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 146-147.
William Harvey and air pollution
R L Maynard
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 147.
Alternative methods of administering amyl nitrite to victims ofCORRECTIONS
Occup Environ Med003; 60: 149.
Basic Statistics and Epidemiology, A Practical Guide: Antony Stewart (pp 151; £19.95) 2002. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press. ISBN 1 85775 589 8
R Atkinson
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 147.
Occupational Disorders of the Lung: Recognition, Management and Prevention: David J Hendrick, P Sherwood Burge,William S Beckett,Andrew Churg (pp 638; £99.99) 2002. London: WB Saunders. ISBN 0 7020 2507 0
J G Ayres
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 147-148.
Bone's Atlas of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2nd edition:
Edited by G Douglas Campbell Jr and D Keith Payne (pp 315 plus
index and colour plates; S95) 2001. Haggerstown, MD: Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0 7817 3436 3
W S Tunnicliffe
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 148.
The Health Effects of Chrysotile Asbestos: R P Nolan, A M Langer, M Ross, F J Wicks, R F Martin (pp 304, $38) 2001. Ottaza, Ontario: The Canadian Mineralogist. ISBN 0 921 294 41 7
A Seaton
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 148.
Cycling in competition leaves its mark on women
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 96.LETTER FROM SINGAPORE
David Koh
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 142.
HOW MUCH DOES THE ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER?
Lesley Rushton
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 150-156.
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The long and winding road from silica exposure to silicosis and other health effects
P Cocco
Original articles Quantitative relations between exposure to respirable quartz andrisk of silicosis
p Buchanan, B G Miller, and C A Soutar
Follow up of mortality and incidence of cancer 1952-98 in men from the UK who participated in the UK's atmospheric nuclear weapon tests and experimental programmes
C R Muirhead, D Bingham, RGB Haylock, J A O'Hagan, A A Goodill, G L C Berridge, M A English, N Hunter, and G M Kendall Effect of trihalomethane exposure on fetal development
JM Wright, J Schwartz, and D W Dockery
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 173-180. [Abstract] [Full text]
Mental health of British farmers - COMMENTARY H V Thomas, G Lewis, D Rh Thomas, R L Salmon, R M Chalmers, T J Coleman, S M Kench, P Morgan-Capner, D Meadows, M Sillis, P Softley, and R Jenkins
Lymphohaematopoietic system cancer incidence in an urban area near a coke oven plant: an ecological investigation
S Parodi, M Vercelli, A Stella, E Stagnaro, and F Valerio
Coverage of work related fatalities in Australia by compensation and occupational health and safety agencies
T Driscoll, R Mitchell, J Mandryk, S Healey, L Hendrie, and B Hull
Radiographic (ILO) readings predict arterial oxygen desaturation during exercise in subjects with asbestosis
Y C G Lee, B Singh, S C Pang, N H de Klerk, D R Hillman, and A W
Musk
Volcanic ash and respiratory symptoms in children on the island of Montserrat, British West Indies
L Forbes, D Jarvis, J Potts, and P J Baxter
Memory one month after acute carbon monoxide intoxication: a prospective studyD Deschamps, C Geraud, H Julien, F J Baud, and S Dally
pain tolerance in upper limb disorders: findings from a community
survey
S Mitchell, I Reading, K Walker-Bone, K Palmer, C Cooper, and D
Coggon
Commentaries
Relation between colour vision loss and occupational stymie exposure
M K Viaene
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 222. [Abstract] [Full text]
Letters
Are personal and static samples related?
J H Lange
Competence at the workplace
N Magnavita and N Vanacore
Mental ill health in workers: observations from a few Indian populations
NKar
Book reviews
Improving Air Quality: Progress and Challenges for the Auto Industry: John K Pearson (pp 225, £34.00) 2001. Hitchin, UK: American Technical Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-7680-0236-2
M L Williams
Miscellanea
Low level CO poisoning is a hidden danger to an unsuspecting public
LETTER FROM SHANGHAI
Otto Wong
Education
Confounding and confounders
R McNamee
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Editorial
The right treatment to the right patient at the right time
E M H Haldorsen
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 235-236.
Reviews
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to occupational
exposure to silica dust: a review of epidemiological and pathological
evidence
E Hnizdo and V Vallyathan
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 237-243.
Early prognostic factors for duration on temporary total benefits in the first year among workers with compensated occupational soft tissue injuries
S Hogg-Johnson and D C Cole
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 244-253.
Physician diagnosed asthma, respiratory symptoms, and associations with workplace tasks among radiographers in Ontario, Canada
G M Liss, S M Tarlo, J Doherty, J Purdham, J Greene, L McCaskeli,
and M Kerr
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 254-261.
Relation between sick leave and selected exposure variables among women semiconductor workers in Malaysia
H L Chee and K G Rampal
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 262-270.
Work factors as predictors of sickness absence: a three month prospective study of nurses' aides
W Eriksen. D Bruusgaard, and S Knardahl
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 271-278
Neurobehavioural effects among workers occupationally exposed to organophosphorous pesticides
T M Farahat, G M Abdelrasoul, M M Amr, M M Shebl, F M Farahat,
and W K Anger
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 279-286.
Hand-arm vibration syndrome in Swedish car mechanics
L Barregard, L Ehrenstrom, and K Marcus
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 287-294
Health problems and psychosocial work environment as predictors of long term sickness absence in employees who visited the occupational physician and/or general practitioner in relation to work: a prospective studyH Andrea, A J H M Beurskens, J F M Metsemakers, L G P M van Amelsvoort, P A van den Brandt, and C P van Schayck
Short reports
Organochlorine compounds and concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone in new borns
N Ribas-Fito, M Sala, E Cardo, C Mazon, M E de Muga, A Verdu, E
Marco, J O Grimalt, and J Sunyer
Letters
Mortality of petroleum refinery workers - Authors' reply
S Parodi, F Montanaro, M Ceppi, V Gennaro, K Satin, W Bailey, K L
Newton, A Y Ross, and O Wong
Sickness absence due to low back pain
D A Fishbain
Miscellanea
LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA
John R Cockcroft
Electrocution still leads in deaths at work
Educational level may affect mortality among working Koreans
Education
Hydrogen sulfide: UK occupational exposure limits
Michael G Costigan
T Shi, A M Knaapen, J Begerow, W Birmili, P J A Borm, and R P F
Schins
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 315-321.
Physical and psychosocial risk factors for lateral epicondylitis: a population based case-referent study
J P Haahr and J H Andersen
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 322-329.
Individual characteristics in occupational accidents due to imbalance: a case-control study of the employees of a railway company
G C Gauchard, N Chau, C Touron, L Benamghar, D Dehaene, PhP
Perrin, and J-M Mur
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 330-335.
Effects of bioaerosol polluted outdoor air on airways of residents: a cross sectional study
C E W Herr, A zur Nieden, M Jankofsky, NI Stilianakis, R-H
Boedeker, and T F Eikmann
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 336-342
Residential and occupational exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields and malignant melanoma: a population based study
T Tynes, L Klasboe, and T Haldorsen
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 343-347.
Breast cancer and serum organochlorine residues
C Charlier, A Albert, P Herman, E Hamoir, U Gaspard, M Meurisse,
and G Plomteux
Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 348-351.
Return to work of cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study into the quality of rehabilitation by occupational physicians
J Verbeek, E Spelten, M Kammeijer, and M Sprangers Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 352-357.
One year effectiveness of an individualised smoking cessation intervention at the workplace: a randomised controlled trial
F Rodriguez-Artalejo,P Lafuente Urdinguio, P Guallar-Castillon, P Garteizaurrekoa Dublang, O Sainz Martinez, JI Diez Azcarate, M Foj Aleman, and J R Banegas Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 358-363. [Abstract] [Full text]
Increased mortality odds ratio of male liver cancer in a community
contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbons in groundwater
L J-H Lee, C-W Chung, Y-C Ma, G-S Wang, P-C Chen, Y-H Hwang, andd J- DWang
Short reports
Yearly measurements of blood lead in Swedish children since 1978: an update focusing on the petrol lead free period 1995-2001
U Stromberg, T Lundh, A Schtitz, and S Skerfving
Medical staff in emergency situations: severity of patient status predicts stress hormone reactivity and recovery
J K Sluiter, A J van der Beek, M H W Frings-Dresen, and H Ursin
Letters
Endotoxin: is it an environmental factor in the cause of Parkinson's disease?
I Niehaus and J H Lange
Generalised estimating equations and low back pain - Authors' reply
E F Harkness, E S Nahit, G J Macfarlane, A J Silman, J McBeth, G Dunn, W E Hoogendoorn, P M Bongers, H C W de Vet, J W R Twisk, W van Mechelen, and L M Bouter
Availability of thyroid protective lead shields and their use by trainee orthopaedic surgeons
N Maruthainar, G Bentley, A Williams, and J C Danin
Book reviews
A Citizen's Guide to Air Pollution: Edited by D V Bates and R B Caton (2nd edition; pp 452 pages; $20.00). David Suzuki Foundation
R L MaynardEditorial
The economic burden of pneumoconiosis in China
Y X Liang, O Wong, H Fu, T X Hu, and S Z Xue
Original articles
Lung hyperpermeability and asthma prevalence in schoolchildren: unexpected associations with the attendance at indoor chlorinated swimming pools
A Bernard, S Carbonnelle, O Michel, S Higuet, C de Burbure, J-P
Buchet, C Hermans, X Dumont, and I Doyle
Clinical and histopathological changes of the nasal mucosa induced by occupational exposure to sulphuric acid mists
S S Grasel, V A F Alves, C S da Slva, O L M Cruz, E R Almeida, and
E de Oliveira
DNA-protein crosslinks and p53 protein expression in relation to occupational exposure to formaldehyde
J Shaham, Y Bomstein, R Gurvich, M Rashkovsky, and Z Kaufman
Radiographic abnormalities among construction workers exposed to quartz containing dust
E Tjoe Nij, A Burdorf, J Parker, M Attfield, C van Duivenbooden, and
D Heederik
Evaluation of decompression safety in an occupational diving group using self reported diving exposure and health status
D J Doolette and D F Gorman
Lung cancer risk in workers exposed to poly(vinyl chloride) dust: a nested case-referent study
G Mastrangelo, U Fedeli, E Fadda, G Milan, A Turato, and S Pavanello
Reducing long term sickness absence by an activating intervention in adjustment disorders: a cluster randomised controlled design
J J L van der Klink, R W B Blonk, A H Schene, and F J H van Dijk
Evaluation of the quality of coding of job episodes collected by self questionnaires among French retired men for use in a job-exposure matrix
C Pilorget, E Imbernon, M Goldberg, S Bonenfant, Y Spyckerelle, B
Fournier, J Steinmetz, and A Schmaus
Upper airway inflammation in waste handlers exposed to bioaerosols
K K Heldal, A S Halstensen, J Thorn, P Djupesland, I Wouters, W
Eduard, and T S Halstensen
Lung cancer mortality among chromate production workers
R S Luippold, K A Mundt, R P Austin, E Liebig, J Panko, C Crump, K
Crump, and D Proctor
Letters
Predictions of mortality from mesothelioma
G Berry, A W Musk, N H de Klerk, A Johnson, and D H Yates
Personal exposure assessment in the epidemiology of air pollutants
R M Harrison, R P Kinnersley, R G Lawrence, J G Ayres, and D Mark Occup Environ Med 2003; 60: 458-459. [Full text]
Mortality results for polyurethane manufacture understated - Authors' reply
F E Mirer, T Sorahan, and L Nichols
Book reviews
Chemical Weapons-Threat, Effects and Protection: Edited by L K Engman et al (pp 96). Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) Briefing Book, ON, 2002:2. Sweden: Swedish Defence Research Agency
R L Maynard
MiscellaneaCanadian lawyers argue for law reform on drink driving
Breathing dust can trigger Wegener's granulomatosis too
Politicians must protect populations from persistent organic pollutants
Statistics in Clinical Practice: David Coggon (2nd edition; pp 120;
£l4.95) 2002. BMJ Books. ISBN 0 7279 1609 2
R L Maynard
poctors and Patients. An Anthology: Edited by Cecil Helman (pp
162; £19.95, paperback) 2003. Radcliffe Medical Press. ISBN 1
85775 9931
r L Maynard
Miscellanea
Oasys-2 outperforms experts in diagnosing occupational asthma
Short sight is an eye opener for workers in pneumatic caissons
LETTER FROM WEST BANK AND GAZA
M K Lim
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Fatigue, burnout, and chronic fatigue syndrome among employees on sick leave: do attributions make the difference?
M J H Huibers, A J H M Beurskens, J B Prins, IJ Kant, E Bazelmans, C
P van Schayck, J A Knottnerus, and G Bleijenberg
An epidemiological approach to study fatigue in the working population: the Maastricht Cohort Study
IJ Kant, U Bultmann, K A P Schroer, A J H M Beurskens, L G P M van
Amelsvoort, and G M H Swaen
Acute and chronic job stressors among ambulance personnel: predictors of health symptoms
E van der Ploeg and R J Kleber
Work schedules and fatigue: a prospective cohort study
N W H Jansen, L G P M van Amelsvoort, T S Kristensen, P A van den
Brandt, and IJ Kant
Physiological differences between burnout patients and healthy controls: blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol responses
W De Vente, M Olff, J G C Van Amsterdam, J H Kamphuis, and P M G
Emmelkamp
Need for recovery from work related fatigue and its role in the development and prediction of subjective health complaints
J K Sluiter, E M de Croon, T F Meijman, and M H W Frings-Dresen
Fatigue as a predictor of sickness absence: results from the Maastricht cohort study on fatigue at work
N Janssen, IJ Kant, G M H Swaen, PPM Janssen, and CAP Schroer
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS): detecting anxiety disorder and depression in employees absent from work because of mental health problems
K Nieuwenhuijsen, A G E M de Boer, J H A M Verbeek, R W B Blonk, and F J H van Dijk
Fatigue, burnout, and chronic fatigue syndrome among employees on sick leave: do attributions make the difference?
M J H Huibers, A J hH M CBeurskens, J B Prins, IJ Kant, E Bazelmans,
P van Schayck, J A Knottnerus, and G Bleijenberg
An epidemiological approach to study fatigue in the working population: the Maastricht Cohort Study
IJ Kant, U Bülltann, K A P Schroer, A J H M Beurskens, L G P M van
Amelsvoort, and G M H Swaen
Acute and chronic job stressors among ambulance personnel: predictors of health symptoms
E van der Ploeg and R J Kleber
Work schedules and fatigue: a prospective cohort study
N W H Jansen, L G P M van Amelsvoort, T S Kristensen, P A van den
Brandt, and IJ Kant
Physiological differences between burnout patients and healthy controls: blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol responses
W De Vente, M Olff, J G C Van Amsterdam, J H Kamphuis, and P M G
Emmelkamp
Need for recovery from work related fatigue and its role in the development and prediction of subjective health complaints
J K Sluiter, E M de Croon, T F Meijman, and M H W Frings-Dresen
Fatigue as a predictor of sickness absence: results from the Maastricht cohort study on fatigue at work
N Janssen, IJ Kant, G M H Swaen, PPM Janssen, and CAP Schroer
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS): detecting anxiety disorder and depression in employees absent from work because of mental health problems
K Nieuwenhuijsen, A G E M de Boer, J H A M Verbeek, R W B Blonk, and F J H van Dijk
Need for recovery after work and the subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease in a working population
L G P M van Amelsvoort, IJ Kant, U Bultmann, and G M H Swaen
Fatigue as a risk factor for being injured in an occupational accident: results from the Maastricht Cohort Study
G M H Swaen, L G P M van Amelsvoort, U Bultmann, and IJ Kant
Fatigue in employees with diabetes: its relation with work characteristics and diabetes related burden
I Weijman, W J G Ros, G E H M Rutten, W B Schaufeli, M J
Schabracq, and JAMWinnubst
Associations between fatigue attributions and fatigue, health, and psychosocial work characteristics: a study among employees visiting a physician with fatigue
H Andrea, IJ Kant, A J H M Beurskens, J F M Metsemakers, and C P
van Schayck
Epilogue
G Swaen and F Van Dijk
